Russia May Introduce Low-Tariff Quota on Sugar Imports

Oct. 21, 2020, 7:34 AM UTC

Russia may set a quota allowing sugar imports at a reduced tariff as a way of stabilizing domestic prices, the country’s Agriculture Ministry said Wednesday in a statement.

  • The ministry plans to consider the proposal, and other measures, after the harvest for sugar beets has been completed
  • NOTE: Sugar beets are used to make white sugar; farmers had collected 76% of beets from farmed area by Oct. 20, ministry data show
  • Analysts expect Russia to produce 5m-5.5m tons of white sugar this year, consumption is about 5.9m tons a year
  • Sugar stockpiles, which were 1.3m tons as of Oct. 1, ...

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